1. 软
  2. 磨
  3. 硬
  4. 泡

软

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  1. 软 is the 1041st most frequent character.
  2. 软 has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. 软 appears as a character in 41 words.
  4. 软 appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
软 => 车, 欠
Radical :
软 => 车 (car), 欠 (yawn)
Graphical :
软 => 乚, 一, 一, 丨, ⺈, 人

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. ruan3 - soft/flexible

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

微软 (微軟)
柔软 (柔軟)
软 (軟)
软件 (軟件)
软弱 (軟弱)

Medium Frequency

心软 (心軟)
疲软 (疲軟)
发软 (發軟)
变软 (變軟)
软化 (軟化)
软磨硬泡 (軟磨硬泡)
软禁 (軟禁)
软糖 (軟糖)
软绵绵 (軟綿綿)
软膏 (軟膏)
软卧 (軟臥)
软骨 (軟骨)
软体 (軟體)
松软 (鬆軟)

磨

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  1. 磨 is the 1535th most frequent character.
  2. 磨 has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. 磨 appears as a character in 49 words.
  4. 磨 appears as a component in 3 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
磨 => 麻, 石
Radical :
磨 => 麻 (hemp), 石 (stone)
Graphical :
磨 => 厂, 丶, 林, 一, 丿, 口

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. mo2 - to rub/to grind/to polish/to sharpen/to wear down/to die out/to waste time/to pester/to insist
  2. mo4 - grindstone/to grind/to turn round

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 磨 (mo2): The component 麻 is pronounced as 'ma2'. It has the same pinyin initial.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 磨 (mo4): The component 麻 is pronounced as 'ma2'. It has the same pinyin initial.

Example Words:

High Frequency

折磨 
磨 
磨坊 

Medium Frequency

打磨 
消磨 
现磨 (現磨)
琢磨 
研磨 
磨合 
磨叽 (磨嘰)
磨损 (磨損)
磨灭 (磨滅)
磨炼 (磨煉)
磨牙 
磨砂 
磨砺 (磨礪)
磨练 (磨練)
磨蹭 
磨难 (磨難)

Appears In:

磨 also appears in:
蘑耱饝

硬

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  1. 硬 is the 1168th most frequent character.
  2. 硬 has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. 硬 appears as a character in 44 words.
  4. 硬 appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
硬 => 石, 更
Radical :
硬 => 石 (stone), 一 (one), 日 (sun/day), 丨 (line), 乂 (N/A)
Graphical :
硬 => 一, 丿, 口, 一, 口, 一, 丨, 乂

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. ying4 - hard/stiff/strong/firm/resolutely/doggedly/good (quality)/able (person)

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 硬 (ying4): The component 一 is pronounced as 'yi1'. It has the same pinyin initial.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 硬 (ying4): The component 乂 is pronounced as 'yi4'. It has the same pinyin initial.

Example Words:

High Frequency

硬 

Medium Frequency

僵硬 
嘴硬 
坚硬 (堅硬)
强硬 (強硬)
生硬 
硬件 
硬化 
硬币 (硬幣)
硬座 
硬撑 (硬撐)
硬是 
硬朗 
硬汉 (硬漢)
硬生生 
硬盘 (硬盤)
硬卧 (硬臥)
硬邦邦 
肝硬化 
变硬 (變硬)

泡

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  1. 泡 is the 1997th most frequent character.
  2. 泡 has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. 泡 appears as a character in 39 words.
  4. 泡 appears as a component in 1 character.

Decomposition:

Once :
泡 => 氵, 包
Radical :
泡 => 氵 (water), 勹 (wrap), 巳 (oneself)
Graphical :
泡 => ⺀, ㇀, ㇆, ㇒, 丨, 匚, 乚

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. pao1 - puffed/swollen/spongy/small lake (esp. in place names)/classifier for urine or feces
  2. pao4 - bubble/foam/blister (i.e. skin bubble)/to soak/to steep/to infuse/to dawdle/to shilly-shally/to hang about/to pick up (a girl)/to get off with (a sexual partner)

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 泡 (pao1): The component 包 is pronounced as 'bao1'. It has the same pinyin final.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 泡 (pao4): The component 包 is pronounced as 'bao1'. It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words:

High Frequency

泡 

Medium Frequency

水泡 
泡妞 
泡沫 
泡泡 
泡汤 (泡湯)
泡澡 
泡菜 
泡饭 (泡飯)
泡面 (泡麵)
浸泡 
灯泡 (燈泡)
起泡 

Appears In:

泡 also appears in:
萢
Decomposition Levels:
Level 1: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
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